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639. L.EMOSACCUS GIBBOSUS Pasc. 



There are several specimens belonging to the Museum from 

 W. Australia (marked as having been taken by Duboulay from 

 whom PAh^coE probably received the type), which agree with the 

 description of this species. I previously (Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. 

 Wales, 1896, p. 309) stated that magdaloides was a synonym of 

 gibbosus, but in tliis I was certainly mistaken. 



L.EMOSAGGUS MAGDALOIDES Pasc. 

 See note under above species. 



HAPLONYCIDES 



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640. HAPLONYX SEMIiNUDUS n. sp. 



Reddish brown, in places stained with piceous or darker brown. 

 Upper surface irregularly clotlied with whitish scales, becoming 

 more regular and paler on the under surface and legs. 



Rostrum moderately wide, and feebly curved; in female the length 

 of prothorax, in male slightly shorter; basal two-thirds with rather 

 coarse punctures, leaving several feeble costse exposed, apical third 

 with smaller and denser punctures, scarcely seriate in arrangement. 

 Prothorax once and one third as wide as long; densely granulate- 

 punctate. Elytra cordate, about one-fourth wider than prothorax, 

 with rows of large deep rugose punctures; interstices the width of 

 punctures and with rather larger granules than usual. Femora 

 acutely dentate, and each with a small supplementary tooth; front 

 tibife feebly and almost equally bisinuate. Length 4-5 1/4 mill. 



Hab. : Queensland : Rockhampton (Belgian Museum), Thursday 

 Island (Macleay Museum), Endeavour Ri^er (G. French), Gooktown 

 (T. G. Sloane). 



On the prothorax the scales form a distinct and gradually nar- 

 rowing stripe on each side from base to apex, the stripes being very 

 conspicuous as the rest of its surface is entirely nude. On the elytra 

 the scales are condensed at the base, and form a fascia (very in- 

 distinct towards the sutui'e) across the middle, and a stripe on each 

 side of suture, and on each side from the median fascia to the apex; 

 the rest of the elytra (except for a few scales on the suture itself) 

 being nude. Several specimens seem to have remnants of an 

 ochreous meal with which they were probably covered when living. 



